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Selling Points to Post-Paid Partners

Post-paid partners pay for points after they are used.

At the end of each billing period, you bill the partner based on how many points the partner gave to members during the period.

Setting Up Partner Billing Rates

For each post-paid partner, specify the rate that you charge for each type and subtype of point that the partner uses. You can also enter different rates for one type and subtype for different periods of time.

To set up a partner's billing rates

1. Navigate to the Loyalty Program Administration screen.
2. Drill down on the name of the Program Id field of the program that the points are used in.
3. Click the Partners view tab.
4. In the Partners list, select the record for the appropriate partner.
5. Scroll down and click the Billing Rates view tab for that partner.
6. Add a record to the Billing Rates list for each type and subtype of point that the partner uses, and complete the necessary fields, described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Start Date	Enter the date when this billing rate becomes effective.
   End Date	Enter the date when this billing rate is no longer effective.
   Point Type	Select the point type this rate is charged for.
   Point Subtype	Select the point subtype this rate is charged for.
   Price	Enter the price per point.
   Currency	Enter the currency for the price.
   Billing Percentage	Enter a billing percentage, the rate to be charged to this partner. For example, if you enter a billing percentage of 90, then the partner is only charged 90% of the price entered in the Price field.
   Operating Carrier	For airline loyalty programs only, select the carrier that provides the flights that these points can be exchanged for.

Generating Bills

To generate bills for a partner, you click the Generate Billing button, which opens a dialog box where you specify the start date and end date for the bill.

After bills are generated, any future bills do not include transactions that have already been included in past bills. If you generate a new bill for the same period as an earlier bill, or for an overlapping period, then the new bill only includes transactions that were not included in earlier bills.

The bill is calculated as follows:

Partner Bill for selected Period=

(Points for all accrual transactions of the partner processed in this period - Transactions canceled) * Price for each point type, sub type and operating carrier combination * billing percentage

To generate a bill

1. Navigate to the Loyalty Program Administration screen.
2. Drill down on the name of the Program Id field of the program that the points are used in.
3. Click the Partners view tab.
4. In the Partners list, select the record for the appropriate partner.
5. Click Generate Billing.
6. In the dialog box, enter the start date and end date of the billing period, and click Submit.

Viewing Generated Bills

You view the generated bills in the Partners screen, and you use them to bill your partners.

To view generated bills

1. Navigate to the Partners screen, Partner List view.
2. Drill down on the name of the appropriate partner.
3. Click the Statements view tab.
4. Query for Partner Billing in the Statement Type field and for the appropriate dates in the Start Date and End Date field.